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When France scored their first goal in the World Cup final, the country’s President Emmanuel Macron leapt to his feet in delight. By the end, having joined the defeated French players on the pitch, he looked dejected. It was a scene that mirrors Macron’s own political travails on the world stage — extensive travel, an energetic performance but still, in his tussles with Russia, with the US or with Germany, coming off second best.

Chair of the Lower House Water and Agriculture Committee, Muhammad Al-Alaqmeh, confirmed that the committee will hold a meeting with the Minister of Water Mohammad Al-Najjar regarding reports on a water agreement that was signed with Israel, Jo24 reported.

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the response from the Middle East was mixed. Turkey opposed the incursion, Qatar fretted about replacing Russian gas, while Saudi Arabia offered to mediate. Taken together, it was a balanced approach between not antagonizing Moscow and standing with Kyiv.

His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday met with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert , according to a Royal Court statement.

The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), the Regional Forest Agency for Land and Environment of Sardinia (Fo.Re.S.T.A.S.), and the LIVINGAGRO Consortium recently concluded their first brokerage events in the Kingdom on fostering innovation in multifunctional olive systems and grazed woodlands.

His Majesty King Abdullah and Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday stressed the strong level of relations between the two countries, and the importance of bolstering them across all sectors, according to a Royal Court statement.

Israel will start supplying desalinated water to the West Bank, Gaza, and Jordan, according to an Israeli Radio report on Wednesday, Amman Net reported.

An Algerian activist who had refugee status in Tunisia but was mysteriously returned to face trial in Algeria was jailed Friday for three years on terror charges, a rights group said.

His Majesty King Abdullah, Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al Sudani held trilateral talks on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, according to a Royal Court statement.

According to several media outlets, Marai Ruwaishid Al-Ramathan, nicknamed Abu Hamza, considered the most notorious drug dealer and smuggler in southern Syria and the main arm of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah in transporting drugs into Jordan, was arrested last week in As-Suwayda governorate, south of Syria.